Timotheus Höttges
Timotheus Höttges is a German businessman who has been serving as chief executive officer of Deutsche Telekom AG, the majority shareholder of T-Mobile US, since 2014.
Early life
He was born in Solingen in North Rhine-Westphalia. His father was an engineer, with three children.He went to the August-Dicke-Schule in Solingen, one of four gymnasium schools in Solingen. He then did his Zivildienst – compulsory community work.
Education
Höttges received a degree in Business from the University of Cologne.Career
VIAG AG
Höttges worked for VIAG in Munich from 1992. VIAG merged with VEBA in 2000 to form Düsseldorf-headquartered E.ON.Deutsche Telekom AG
[Image:Bonn DTAG2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bonn headquarters of Deutsche Telekom]Höttges joined Deutsche Telekom in 2000. From 2006-09 he worked on the T-Home brand, for internet DSL customers, and developed the Telekom Entertain internet TV service into a market leader. He joined the company's board of directors on 5 December 2006. On 1 March 2009 he became Finance Director of Deutsche Telekom.
Höttges then became CEO of Deutsche Telekom on 1 January 2014, succeeding René Obermann in that role. Following BT Group's takeover of EE, formerly a joint venture of Deutsche Telekom and Orange, Höttges became a member of BT Group's board of directors.
Other activities
Corporate boards
- T-Mobile US, Chairman Board of Directors
- Daimler, Member of the Supervisory Board
- BT Group, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors
- Henkel, Member of the Supervisory Board
- FC Bayern Munich, Member of the Supervisory Board
- EE, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors
- OTE, Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors
Non-profit organizations
- Deutsche Telekom Stiftung, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
- European Round Table of Industrialists, Member
- European School of Management and Technology, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Federation of German Industries, Member of the Presidium
- Deutsche Sporthilfe, Member of the Foundation’s Council